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{{CaptRN}} '''Frederic John Walker''', (3 June, 1896 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} '''Frederic John Walker''', C.B., D.S.O.*** (3 June, 1896 – 9 July, 1944) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Walker entered the Royal Navy with the May 1909 intake term at the Training Establishment. He passed out with sixty-one other midshipmen in April, 1913 ranked fourth in order of merit on his examinations.{{ToL|New Midshipmen|Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197}} | Walker entered the Royal Navy with the May 1909 intake term at the Training Establishment. He passed out with sixty-one other midshipmen in April, 1913 ranked fourth in order of merit on his examinations.{{ToL|New Midshipmen|Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197}} | ||
Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1917. | Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 August, 1917.{{UBAlly|1}} | ||
Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 August, 1926. | Walker was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 August, 1926.{{UBAlly|1}} | ||
Walker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1931. | Walker was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1931.{{UBAlly|1}} | ||
Walker was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, | ==World War II== | ||
Walker would excel in anti-submarine warfare during World War II, devising and implementing a variety of means by which an escort group could prosecute and kill a submerged enemy. Using these methods, he destroyed seventeen U-boats from a variety of small sloops. | |||
Walker was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1942.{{UBAlly|1}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:46, 1 March 2021
Captain Frederic John Walker, C.B., D.S.O.*** (3 June, 1896 – 9 July, 1944) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Commander Frederic M. Walker, R.N., this man's name is offered in some Service Records, and in at least some Navy Lists[1] as "Frederick". I have somewhat arbitrarily chosen Frederic as the proper spelling.
Walker entered the Royal Navy with the May 1909 intake term at the Training Establishment. He passed out with sixty-one other midshipmen in April, 1913 ranked fourth in order of merit on his examinations.[2]
Walker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1917.[3]
Walker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1926.[4]
Walker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1931.[5]
World War II
Walker would excel in anti-submarine warfare during World War II, devising and implementing a variety of means by which an escort group could prosecute and kill a submerged enemy. Using these methods, he destroyed seventeen U-boats from a variety of small sloops.
Walker was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1942.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John Creswell |
Captain of H.M.S. Falmouth 10 Nov, 1933[7] |
Succeeded by George F. N. Bradford |
| Preceded by Alfred Bowman |
Commanding Officer, A/S School H.M.S. Osprey 8 Apr, 1937[8] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White |
| Preceded by ? |
Senior Officer, Eighteenth Minesweeping Flotilla ? – 9 Feb, 1945[9] |
Succeeded by Reginald F. Nichols |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 103.
- ↑ "New Midshipmen." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 240.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 314.
- ↑ Nichols Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/224. f. 223.
